tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2015:blogdestructoidhttp://bulk2.destructoid.com/ele2/images/destructoid/favicon.ico2012-01-17T15:00:00Ztag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2015:/post.phtml?pk=219848Jim Sterlinghttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Jim+SterlingAMY dev claims its game is just 'hard' instead of 'crap'2012-01-17T15:00:00Z2012-01-17T15:00:00Z<p><em><a target="_blank" href="http://www.destructoid.com/review-amy-219559.phtml">AMY</a></em> was released on Xbox Live Arcade last week to an utter hailstorm of negative reviews. The game currently sits at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/amy/critic-reviews">22% on Metacritic</a>, and is well on its way to being a "worst game of the year" contender. Thankfully, Lexis Numerique has learned a thing or two about PR from the <em><a target="_blank" href="http://www.destructoid.com/the-jimquisition-you-re-playing-the-game-wrong--185340.phtml">Hydrophobia</a></em> guys.&nbsp;</p>
<p>That's right. <em>AMY</em> isn't bad ... we're just not ready for its jelly.</p>
<p>"As many of you have already heard,<em> AMY</em> is a HARD game. Some people totally disliked that while other really enjoyed it," <a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/AMY.thegame/posts/362878560395936">claims the game's Facebook</a>. "We believe this is part of the survival experience we tried to build as we wanted the game to be challenging.&nbsp;However, we actively listen to the community and comments and hence recommend the non-hard core gamers to launch the game in EASY mode (in the settings) for now.</p>
<p><span>"This will give them a much more pleasant and smoother experience, especially as the checkpoints are scarce."</span></p>
<p><span>Destructoid can confirm that the Easy setting does not fix&nbsp;repetitive animations, glitches, lack of player feedback, disrespectful save system, disgusting controls, awful voice acting, graphical stuttering, characters sticking to walls, agonizing A.I., dark visuals, or the ability for players to break the game by performing actions out of sequence.</span></p> <p>
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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.destructoid.com/amy-dev-claims-its-game-is-just-hard-instead-of-crap--219848.phtml">Read more...</a>tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2015:/post.phtml?pk=219559Jim Sterlinghttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Jim+SterlingReview: AMY2012-01-12T17:00:00Z2012-01-12T17:00:00Z<p>As gaming evolves to become more intuitive and open itself up to wider audiences, certain genres have almost been streamlined out of existence. The obtuse, slow paced, awkward realm of survival horror has been hit hardest, with mainstay games like <em>Resident Evil</em> and <em>Silent Hill</em> embracing more action-oriented gameplay, moving away from the "survival" style that modern gamers may find alienating.&nbsp;</p>
<p>In this light, <em>AMY</em>'s heart is certainly in the right place. It aims to revitalize the survival horror genre, bringing it back to its roots with a focus on environmental puzzles, old fashioned scares, and a protagonist more comfortable running than fighting.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, and <em>AMY</em> is as close to the concept of eternal, punishing anguish as a game can get.</p> <p>
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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.destructoid.com/review-amy-219559.phtml">Read more...</a>tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2015:/post.phtml?pk=219519Tara Longhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Tara+LongThe DTOID Show: Fiona, and AMY, and Amalur! Oh, my!2012-01-11T19:35:00Z2012-01-11T19:35:00Z<p><span><!-- jEmbed JS API-->
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<p>Oh hello, Wednesday! I didn't see you creep up on me. Max and I were just talking about some videogames. I suppose you'd like us to share with the class, huh? I guess we can do that.</p>
<p>On today's episode, we've got the rundown on those <a href="http://www.destructoid.com/me3-and-reckoning-demos-will-give-you-in-game-items-219468.phtml">free in-game items</a> available to anyone who plays the <em><a href="http://www.destructoid.com/elephant/?t=Mass+Effect&amp;tab=1">Mass Effect 3</a></em> or&nbsp;<em><a href="http://www.destructoid.com/elephant/?t=Kingdoms%20of%20Amalur&amp;tab=1">Kingdoms of Amalur: The Reckoning</a></em>&nbsp;demos, along with confirmation that we <a href="http://www.destructoid.com/ces-sony-isn-t-planning-to-announce-a-new-console-at-e3-219445.phtml%20">will not be seeing</a> a new PlayStation console at this year's E3. Later on, I warn gamers against the perils of <em><a href="http://www.destructoid.com/psa-do-not-buy-amy-today-219488.phtml%20">AMY</a></em>, while Max shows off some homemade Photoshops of concept tablets he thinks are better than&nbsp;<a href="http://www.destructoid.com/ces-razer-shows-off-their-sexy-gaming-tablet-concept-219427.phtml">Razer's upcoming Project Fiona</a>.</p> <p>
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tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2015:/post.phtml?pk=219488Jim Sterlinghttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Jim+SterlingPSA: Do not buy AMY today2012-01-11T13:00:00Z2012-01-11T13:00:00Z<p>Rare is the&nbsp;occasion&nbsp;where I feel I have to "spoil" my review before it goes live, but I feel it's my civic duty to warn you not to buy <em>AMY</em> on Xbox Live today. Despite very promising trailers and details, it turns out that&nbsp;<em>AMY</em> is already a shoe-in for the worst game of the year.&nbsp;</p>
<p>I could talk about the fact that <em>AMY</em>'s sparsely spread checkpoints do not save your game progress (it only saves by chapter and there are five chapters), I could talk about the controls that make characters stick to walls and&nbsp;random&nbsp;bits of floor, I could talk about stealth gameplay that appears to be inspired by&nbsp;<em>Vampire f*cking Rain</em> ... but I don't want to just write the entire review here.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Basically, imagine everything you hated about survival horror, minus anything you might have loved. That's <em>AMY</em>. It would crush my soul to think of anybody purchasing this, because it is, as far as I'm concerned, outright<em> theft</em> to charge $10 for this.&nbsp;</p>
<p>A review will come once I find a way to fight through this horrific joke of a game. In the meantime, you can download the trial and see it for yourself. The one good thing I can say about <em>AMY</em> is that even the introductory cutscene is a stuttering load of poorly animated shit, so at least it's not trying to <em>completely</em> fool you.</p> <p>
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tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2015:/post.phtml?pk=219209Kyle MacGregorhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Kyle+MacGregorAmy's PlayStation 3 price to be decided by Facebook poll2012-01-07T09:00:00Z2012-01-07T09:00:00Z<p>Lexis Num&eacute;rique recently announced the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AMY.thegame/posts/353877831296009" target="_blank">price and release date</a> for their upcoming downloadable game,&nbsp;<em><a href="http://www.destructoid.com/amy-gets-first-details-is-survival-horror-evolved--204164.phtml" target="_blank">Amy</a>. </em>The survival horror title is set to drop next week, but that's not all fans have to be excited about. The developer announced the PSN version would cost $12.99, which seems like a deal&nbsp;until you hear that it's $2.99 more than the XBLA equivalent of 800 Microsoft points.</p>
<p><span>CEO&nbsp;<span>Jos&eacute; Sanchis says that the incongruity in price&nbsp;between consoles can be blamed on foreign exchange rates and the amorphous nature of Microsoft's moon bucks.&nbsp;</span></span>While <a href="http://bhimpact.gamespress.com/release.asp?i=997" target="_blank">he argues</a> that the game is worth much more than either asking price, Sanchis is content to let the fans decide the game's cost.</p>
<p>The French developer has set up a&nbsp;<a href="https://apps.facebook.com/opinionpolls/poll?pid=AB7wI1BfT7Y" target="_blank">Facebook poll</a>&nbsp;to let the fans decide whether or not the PSN price should remain or be reduced to $9.99. Sounds like an easy decision, but if the game receives a reduction <em><a target="_blank" href="http://www.destructoid.com/amy-gets-a-scary-trailer-209251.phtml">Amy</a></em>&nbsp;will need to be rescheduled for release at a later date. Ah, the bittersweet fruits of democracy.</p> <p>
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tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2015:/post.phtml?pk=219117Jim Sterlinghttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Jim+SterlingAMY releases January 10/January 11, priced weirdly2012-01-05T17:00:00Z2012-01-05T17:00:00Z<p>The intriguing horror game <em><a href="http://www.destructoid.com/survival-horror-amy-is-looking-really-good-scary-218001.phtml" target="_blank">AMY</a></em> is finally making its appearance on January 10, where it'll hit the PlayStation Network for $12.99. It'll come to Xbox Live Arcade the following day, for the strangely reduced price of 800 Microsoft Points (that's ten bucks).&nbsp;</p>
<p>In Europe, both the PSN and XBLA versions will land on January 10.&nbsp;</p>
<p>So far, nobody's found out why the PSN version costs more. It's all very strange, but there you have it.&nbsp;</p>
<p>A PC version is coming, but it'll apparently be a few months before we see it, which sucks. In any case, we'll have a review some time next week. I'm crossing my fingers that it's the first awesome game of the year.</p> <p>
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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.destructoid.com/amy-releases-january-10-january-11-priced-weirdly-219117.phtml">Read more...</a>tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2015:/post.phtml?pk=213125Jim Sterlinghttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Jim+SterlingNew AMY trailer provides the answer to infection2011-10-06T12:00:00Z2011-10-06T12:00:00Z<p><script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://cdn.springboard.gorillanation.com/storage/js/sb.html5.js"></script>
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<p>In <em><a href="http://www.destructoid.com/amy-gets-a-scary-trailer-209251.phtml" target="_blank">AMY</a></em>, the player character is infected by a mutating zombie virus that slowly takes over her body. Only by remaining near a mysterious child called Amy can she fight back the contamination. This new trailer for the promising downloadable game explores that dynamic.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Although the main drive of the game is to not turn into a mindlessly violent monster, the video notes how remaining infected can have its benefits. There seems to be a balancing act in place, where you can keep your infection to avoid tough situations, but do so at the risk of getting too sick.&nbsp;</p>
<p><em>AMY</em> is available on PSN, XBLA and PC, with a release date to be determined.</p> <p>
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tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2015:/post.phtml?pk=209251Jim Sterlinghttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Jim+SterlingAmy gets a scary trailer2011-08-18T15:15:00Z2011-08-18T15:15:00Z<p><object width="620" height="375" id="gorillanationPlayer_dest002_playlist_357_dest002_single_342331" data="http://cdn.springboard.gorillanation.com/storage/xplayer/yo033.swf?pid=dest002&siteId=357&videoId=342331&autostart=false&file=http://cms.springboard.gorillanation.com/xml_feeds_advanced/index/357/3/342331/" class="SpringboardSwitcher" type="application/x-shockwave-flash">
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<p>I'm really looking forward to <em><a target="_blank" href="http://www.destructoid.com/amy-gets-first-details-is-survival-horror-evolved--204164.phtml">Amy</a></em>, the downloadable horror game coming to PS3, PC and Xbox 360. It's about a little girl in a city full of messed up mutant men, and it looks like it has the potential to scare the crap out of you.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The visual design has really pulled me in here, and I'm very eager to see some actual gameplay. I have a feeling this could be a great little hit if done right. One can hope.</p> <p>
<img src="http://bulk2.destructoid.com/ul/209251-header.jpg" alt="Amy gets a scary trailer screenshot" width="620" border="0" />
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tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2015:/post.phtml?pk=204370Maurice Tanhttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Maurice+TanFlashback creator Paul Cuisset tells you about Amy's tech2011-06-22T17:40:00Z2011-06-22T17:40:00Z<p><script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://cdn.springboard.gorillanation.com/storage/js/html5fallback.js"></script>
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<p>There's no mention of Xbox Live Arcade or PC on the game's <a href="http://www.amy-thegame.com/" target="_blank">temporary website</a> by the way, so I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for those versions unless it becomes a runaway success.</p> <p>
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tag:http://www.destructoid.com/,2015:/post.phtml?pk=204164Jim Sterlinghttp://www.destructoid.com/blogs/Jim+SterlingAmy gets first details, is 'survival horror evolved'2011-06-20T10:00:00Z2011-06-20T10:00:00Z<p>One game I've been really eager to see more of is <em>Amy</em>, the PSN-exclusive horror game driven by<em> Flashback</em> creator&nbsp;Paul Cuisset. Today, the <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PSBlog/~3/yOz9V5PHMKA/" target="_blank">PlayStation Blog</a> has published the first details for the game.&nbsp;</p>
<p><em>Amy</em> sounds like an utter delight, and exactly the type of horror experience that this generation has been missing. I will keep my fingers crossed for good things. PSN exclusives rarely seem to let me down, so I will keep my hope levels high.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Check out all the details, in handy list format, below.</p> <p>
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